San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-05

0ne race across seas against tuo bauht
less. Her owner ia not making so g!od
time selling his vessel, and he Ia getting
daunted.
The Fort Worth Mail is OF the opinion
that the gods do not distribute their
favOrs impartially. Smaller men than
Sam Small have died while Samuel still
lives.
The democratic platform OF the Ken
lucky wing OF the bourbon party OF this
country is a died-in-the-wOO thirty-six-
inches wide, all wool, and warranted-to-
wash, aGti-tarIfi, free-trade document.
The Louisiana Lottery company do
mates S5 5000 to the Austin confederate
home. 1t can well afford to. 1t has
drawn good money out OF Texas and
this 5000 is the best advertising move
ment the j.. 5. L. has yet made.
The badges worn by the True Blues
at Dallas. bear the Inscription, "iexas
and Freedom" There will be taxes In
Texas and no freedom, II the personal
restriction, anti-freedOm, prohibition
measure passes.
The Improvement Of western water
ways, as an indispensable means OF
cheap freightage, may come to the 'front.'
by and by when the railroad racket
subsidies little. Uncle Sam has the best
unimprOved and the least improved wa
terways of any commercial nation go
ing.
If prohibition prohibits, what does
the Portland Advertiser mean by saying:
"If prohibition cannot be enforced In
Maine, IL is difficult to see how II could
be carried out any better in state OF
the vast area and sparse population OF
Texas?" The prOhibs can hump them
selves for an answer.
The New York Tribune. in favOfing
Cincinnati as the place at which to hold
the next national republican conven-
ton, squints very broadly in the direc-
ton of John Sherman as its candidate
for the seat so unworthily filled by the
brevet husband OF Maria ii.
The religion ofgood clothes is attract
ing the attention of the church esssyists.
1t is perfectly marvellous how love ola
bonnet and well-fitting dress Increases
the desire for attendance In the congre-
cations of the righteous on sunny Sun
DAYS. Good clothes as means OF grace
would form a profitable theme for the
discussion of Monday minister's meet
ing.
The Kentucky democrats nominate
Gen. Buckner for governor, by scclama-
lion, and present platform which Is
not all acceptable to the convention,
A vigorous, left-handed, side winder, Is
made to the clause which endorsed
Clevelsnd's veto of the pension bills.
Kentucky democrats have some sense Of
righteousness lett.
BUDDHISM is the fashionable religion
among the ultra blue Bostonians. The
lashiohaDie letIsioh o.nei PIaoe =.
tue 9uu worship, out .uI 9oyeos 70
ususily tshen Iioni .Te s"i"o"
OF the girls anu hol vi INC "ahSe''
COMING events cast their shadows De-
fore. The democrats are terribly exer-
cised over their banner bearer LOT 1905.
lhey nave put Que aNaIlaDle cahuluate'
anu tnUusH ne 10 sInoeiei, u iY ~, ~
tue JUN vi TUG pnlts, my orc u, t si
sahe ulleuua as Tue Doy mho ven ~ III
Tue sIouhu-nos vi SUNDAY, "ho NM wy
preacher "as uooheu ioi uinhei heS
nave got 10 nave hlm'
The earthquake was heard from again
Yesterday ID atizohs anu mexico. Lihe
ligntnlns' anu tIe PiaIloii VI 1ne o. I h
ocla'Ic party, oiu e uaneo " 10
high'y uncertain COMMUNITY hi9o, ilns
tue ueuhocIat'o party ~ Piaye e In.ns
WIN the oiu anu es'ap''she" oIuer VI
WI.
lHE roEt worth HaLeIIe, III view y!
It's late experiences lenaLAS 'Iat ~
never Falhs III ieHae-'t PouIs' III tuIe
section we vary tne Pi"oeoioSy nn.I uiy
y rehalk-h neltner Ialhs noi Poule'
Dan Ahtohio 10 ho' poui u' oi'S'
The mugwump rises to remark that
the man of Utica Is the only republican
Who can carry the state OF New Y ork
TOT the republican party Inc man ol
UTICA mas peht up uis powers III the
ihugwunp corral anu IN uying 10 get
our INTO the ITeeuolDs vi tePuOiscali ha-
tlohal me mas STRANDED ulmSeli on Top
OF the renee
hESCAL mixes more thah heXlcahs IN
Mexico according 10 yesterday us
patches, "hlch give tne gLouilule tss
gIouhus lot uuel WHICH win oe loushI
there SOON II courage Goes NOT counter on
tnat prudence "hlOh is tue better part
OF Vslor. MEXICO heeus temper re-
irlgeFatoF'
BETWEEN the hurricanes of the far
northwest ana the earthquake OF the
Iaf southwest Tue prospective ehIgraht
can take MS cholce. lie may hImsell De
no great SNAKES out III elIheF event ne
Will be well shaken.
The Waco Examiner in an article
strongly commendatOry Of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass railway, pays a
high compliment to the management OF
that road, and gives It's own reasons for
believing that lie central texas connec-
tlOns Will reVOlutionlze the carrying
trade OF that section Inc Examiner
thinks II Will De pad dow TO calves